Etymology

crinoid

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Today it means: One of the numerous animals that make up the class Crinoidea; the feather stars or sea lilies. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κρίνον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκρίνον“lily”
  2. English todaycrinoid

From Ancient Greek κρίνον (krínon, “lily”) + -oid.

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